Current 93 - Crush, Kill, Destroy?

Might still be my favorite c93 album

it's perfect

and i can't think of a better-sequenced album, it just keeps twisting indirect routes to new and more intense heights, culminating in 'dormition and dominion' which is the high-point of all music

the sound-art elements are incorporated SO well into the folk, it's such an incredible synthesis. everything feels right

I love it, but it's hard for me to pick a favorite Current 93 album - Thunder Perfect Mind, Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre, The Inmost Light Trilogy (The Long Shadow Falls EP / All the Pretty Horses LP / The Starres Are Marching Sadly Home EP), Faust, and Sleep Has His House are all great I think

you've got me wanting to go back to this one in particular again!

TPM is great but it's an album even I would describe as maybe slightly overlong (although its longest tracks are its best)

OROSBS is...perfect, as I say

black ships ate the sky is my favorite one lyrically still. probably favorite overall tbh

that's pretty great too

I love the sound of Michael Cashmore's guitar

the whole baroque renaissance faire thing

Yeah « Of Ruine... » clearly his best. Always felt it was somewhat overlooked in C93 circles (where TPM is generally considered the undisputed classic)

I’m probably most partial to Sleep Has His House and some of the EP’s (Special Plan, Lucifer Over London). I’ve never really given the live albums much time tho, is it worth diving in?

Keenan goes on and on in England's Hidden Reverse abt how Ruine is the peak, fwiw

In Menstrual Night is still my favorite, I think, I prefer the longer abstract pieces. love Where The Long Shadow Falls as well.

All the Pretty Little Horses is my favorite, but Of Ruine and TPM are tied for second. I do agree that Black Ships is really good and underrated.

Xpost Halo is a very very good live album from the period just before Black Ships.

Honeysuckle Aeons is my favorite of the newer ones.

Otm about the EPs. The singles comp could vie for beat C93 purchase.

Beat = best

The new album with Zu is a bit of a letdown, as a fan of both.

Haven’t heard that yet

I liked it well enough, but it wasn’t strong as either band’s previous release, nor was there enough wild sax in there.

Steven and I in the Field of Stars and Dormition and Dominion are my very favourites of Of Ruine.

Definitely going to try and see them in London this October. We saw Tibet as Hypnopazuzu, but feel C93 proper will be a treat.

only listened to the Zu93 album once so far, but really enjoyed it

I really really really want to see them live at some damn point.

Saw them in stockholm in april. Amazing.

Liking this new single (although it'll surely sound better on a cold winter evening)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjs0TRG9p68&frags=pl%2Cwn

the new album gets off to a terrifyingly good start

Playing in London right about now.

yeah we chickened out when we saw the ticket prices. celebrating crowleymas at home instead, with some cantillon

this album is absolutely incredible

Yeah, was gonna post. Back to the Ruine medievo-folk sound. Sounds amazing

we are debating if it's the best one after ruine, it might be. nb we have heard less than half of them. but still

Sounds about right

No credits or other information are given on the sleeve aside from artist and title on spine.

oh for fuck's sake

wait y'all are talking about "The Light Is Leaving Us All"? listening now.

yeah we are. hope you're enjoying

impressive

still no damn personnel credits! agreed that this sounds a lot like the early 90's era

New c93 album???!!!

ommmmgggggggg

I lost interest around Baalstorm sing omega. But tempted by this new one

played the entire new album last night with really great visuals, plus encore of 4/5 oldies. good show!

The moon is drunk
And the nightness is sick

Right return to form, this. Best since Black Ships imo, but basically better than that one already. Can't express how happy I am with the new one.

I never thought I'd live to see the day.

Well. That's me sold

Black Ships one of my favourites

Fucking birdsounds on 'Bright Dead Star' made me think that one of our chicks had escaped from the coop and was sitting outside underneath my window.

http://thequietus.com/articles/25479-current-93-review-biography

A pretty solid list, but the inclusion of Black Ships Heat The Dancefloor is wtf.

yeah I def would have put In Menstrual Night at that #10 spot

Christ and the Pale Queens Mighty in Sorrow would've been my pick, but yeah IMN is great too.

split with OM was good stuff

You don’t put in black ships heat the dancefloor at the expense of honeysuckle aions wtf. Also the sic six singles EPs collection is obligatory

occasionally see David Tibet around town. one time he was carrying one of those massive stripey laundry bags. presumably been to get his gnostic robes washed

there's tons of great stuff all over his discography but the new album is a masterpiece.

It’s a solid record and I really like it (definitely better than the Zu collab) but I don’t get the hyperbole - yet?

I don't know, it just clicked suddenly for me

Yeah. I think the "hyperbole" comes from being very pleasantly surprised by such a return to form. Idk that's what it is for me.